Colorado Results [ continued ]
Deaths from COVID-19 : Interestingly , the number of observed cumulative deaths was higher than expected in the three Colorado counties – Adams , Broomfield , and Weld – located in the Denver Julesburg basin , in the northeastern quadrant of the state , and lower than expected in the counties in the Piceance and San Juan Basins ( Figure 4 ). In Colorado , people 70 years and older were experiencing a disproportionately greater COVID-19 mortality rate .
Adjustment for age impacted the estimated number of expected deaths more than adjustment for race . As shown in Table 3 , age-adjusted SMRs
Figure 4
for Adams , Broomfield , and Weld counties exceeded one , indicating that the cumulative number of deaths from COVID-19 was higher than expected . Those SMRs are 1.69 ( 95 % CI 1.48 , 1.91 ), 1.31 ( 0.89 , 1.74 ), and 1.48 ( 95 % CI 1.25 , 1.72 ). In LaPlata and Garfield counties , age-adjusted SMRs are 0.09 ( 0,0.21 ) and 0.26 ( 0.03 , 0.48 ); those rates , which are less than one , indicate that there were fewer deaths from COVID-19 than expected .
Table 3 : Standardized COVID-19 Mortality Ra < os for Colorado Coun < es with Ac < ve Oil and Gas Produc < on 1
County |
SMR ( 95 % CI ) |
SMR ( 95 % CI ) |
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Adjusted for Age |
CI = Confidence Interval SMR = Standardized Mortality Ra6o 1Compared to Colorado popula6on
SMR ( 95 % CI ) Adjusted for Race
Weld 1.29 ( 1.09 , 1.49 ) 1.48 ( 1.25 , 1.72 ) 1.30 ( 1.09 , 1.50 ) Garfield 0.23 ( 0.03 , 0.43 ) 0.26 ( 0.03 , 0.48 ) 0.23 ( 0.03 , 0.43 ) Broomfield 1.42 ( 0.97 , 1.88 ) 1.31 ( 0.89 , 1.74 ) 1.47 ( 1.00 , 1.95 ) LaPlata 0.10 ( 0 , 0.23 ) 0.09 ( 0 , 0.21 ) 0.10 ( 0 , 0.24 ) Adams 1.27 ( 1.11 , 1.43 ) 1.69 ( 1.48 , 1.91 ) 1.25 ( 1.09 , 1.41 )
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